This book is good in helping non-minorities understand what minorities do go through, and it helped me understand some of the different things they endure. ... She sometimes didn't find any Spanish speaking workers so it made it hard for her when she needed help. ... His parents even struggled to learn English so they could practice with him at home and help him learn it quicker. ... He said he became so used to speaking English regularly that he never really used Spanish. ... He could still understand Spanish, and in high school he learned to read and write Spanish, but for many yea...

• Word Count: 1295
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

How do we help ELL's become successful lifelong learners? ... An example of this would be if the students are native Hispanic students learning English and Spanish at the same time. ... An additional model is the Transitional Bilingual model which instruct in both English and Spanish. ... The English-dominant students scored higher on the test in comparison to the Spanish students. ... Educators do not teach English and Spanish in the same way which means that the students become language dominant. ...

• Word Count: 2245
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography

Of all these reasons the most cited is that Garcilaso himself was a mestizo, the son of a Spanish magistrate in Peru and an Incan Princess. He spent a good portion of his youth in Peru amongst Incan royalty and another great portion in Cordoba, Spain. ... Once successful in war, the Inca would send people to help in the reconstruction of their homes and improvement in the form of roads, highways, aqueducts, irrigation systems, canals and terraces. ... They even enforced the study and use of Spanish as the lingua franca of all their captives. It's no wonder that there was great rebellion a...

• Word Count: 1941
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography

The second time I saw Alyssa, she was sitting in a circle with 4 other girls speaking Spanish. I don't think Alyssa knew that I understood spanish, but she was discussing her situation with her boyfriend. ... T, the teacher that doesn't speak spanish, she avoided her at all costs, and only felt comfortable to work and speak with Mrs. Cohen, who spoke a little Spanish and was extra slow and calm while approaching her with her assignments. When Alyssa wasn't doing work, she only spoke to students that she felt comfortable speaking spanish with. ...

• Word Count: 1541
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

As Part of the kindergarten class, I was taught in English and Spanish. ... At such a young age, I absorbed English and Spanish phrases. ... I would not like to be in a school where my classes are given in my first language (Spanish). ... They find it very offensive when my brothers and I chat, and not a word in Spanish is said. ... Instead it helps those with good intentions enhance their behavior and attitudes produced in cultural unawareness. ...

• Word Count: 1303
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In Chile, most of English teachers were born in our country, it means that their native language is Spanish and they had to study English as a second language in order to become an English teacher. ... During my practicum period, I had to observe and participate of some English school classes from different contexts and realities, and I have noticed that the use of the Spanish language for giving instruction or even explaining tasks is recurring. ... The location that our country has does not help us to increase the level of a second language, such as English. We are surrounded by countries th...

• Word Count: 1822
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The dictionary, 'Vocabolario della lingua italiana,' published by the Accademia was the first known Italian dictionary which also served as the model for similar works in French, Spanish, German and English. ... This did not cancel the many dialects of Italy that are still widely spoken now, but it certainly helped the expansion of an "official" language and its clear pronunciation. ... " This will help when looking at a menu at a restaurant in Italy. ... This is also true for words in Spanish. Words in Spanish that end in and o such as boy ello is masculine and ella which mea...

• Word Count: 2200
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

When the Spanish came to the New World several hundred years ago there was lots of blood shed trying to convert the natives. The Spanish were fighting a war to spread the word of their god to all edges of the world. ... "The governments of Latin America are all corrupt, he says, with plenty of help from the USA (145)." ...

• Word Count: 1592
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

When the Spanish came to the New World several hundred years ago there was lots of blood shed trying to convert the natives. The Spanish were fighting a war to spread the word of their god to all edges of the world. ... "The governments of Latin America are all corrupt, he says, with plenty of help from the USA (145)." ...

• Word Count: 1588
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Rodriguez does miss his "private language,"" but his understanding of the greater good concept leads him to see that giving up Spanish for English was a good tradeoff for his situation in America. ... This change in thinking leads to positive changes in university students personal identities that helps broadens their horizons about the world and molds them into more enlightened adults. ...

• Word Count: 1430
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Graduate

It will consequently help them develop a frame of mind that can easily conceptualize the English language. ... Bilingualism also is important as it enables the non-English speaking individuals exercise their constitutional rights during major elections in the United States Some English speaking individuals may feel that native languages of the migrants such as Spanish are there to erode the English language. ...

• Word Count: 1615
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate